# Ōgaki Station

Ōgaki Station (大垣駅, Ōgaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ōgaki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, shared by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and the private railway operators Tarumi Railway and Yōrō Railway. The station is located 410.0 kilometers from the starting point of the Tōkaidō Main Line at Tokyo.

## Lines

Ōgaki Station is served by the following lines.
* Tōkaidō Main Line
* Tokaido Main Line (Mino-Akasaka Branch Line)
* Tarumi Railway Tarumi Line
* Yōrō Line

## JR Central, Tarumi Railway
### Layout

JR Ōgaki Station has three ground-level island platforms and one ground-level side platform serving a total of seven tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
| 1 | ■ Tokaido Main Line | for Sekigahara and Maibara (starting, siding) trains starting for Gifu, Nagoya and Toyohashi |
| 1 | ■ Mino-Akasaka Line | Some trains for Mino-Akasaka |
| 2 | ■ Tokaido Main Line | for Sekigahara and Maibara Limited Express Shirasagi for Tsuruga Limited Express Hida for Maibara, Kyoto and Osaka |
| 2 | ■ Mino-Akasaka Line | Some trains for Mino-Akasaka |
| 3 | ■ Mino-Akasaka Line | for Mino-Akasaka |
| 4 | ■ Tokaido Main Line | for Gifu and Nagoya Shirasagi for Gifu and Nagoya |
| 5 | ■ Tokaido Main Line | for Gifu and Nagoya |
| 6, 7 | ■ Tarumi Railway Tarumi Line | for Motosu and Tarumi |

### Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| Tokaido Main Line |||||
| Gifu | Limited Express Hida | Maibara |
| Gifu | Limited Express Shirasagi | Maibara |
| Hozumi | Special Rapid | Tarui |
| Hozumi | New Rapid | Tarui |
| Hozumi | Rapid | Tarui |
| Hozumi | Semi Rapid | Tarui |
| Hozumi | Local | Tarui |
| Mino-Akasaka Branch Line |||||
| Hozumi | Semi Rapid | Arao |
| Hozumi | Local | Arao |
| Tarumi Line |||||
| Terminus | Local | Higashi-Ōgaki |

### History

JR Ōgaki Station opened on 25 May 1884.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Ōgaki Station was assigned station number CA77.

### Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 17,046 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

### Ōgaki Dash

Before it was retired in 2021, the overnight rapid train Moonlight Nagara terminated at Ōgaki Station. A rather popular service among Seishun 18 Ticket holders travelling long distances, after alighting, these ticket holders would transfer to other trains at the station. The interchange window between the Moonlight Nagara (5:50 arrival) and the next Maibara-bound local train (5:53 departure) was merely 3 minutes; to make this connection, passengers ran up the stairs, across the overpass, and down another set of stairs to the opposing to platform in order to secure a seat on the next train after their long journey on the Moonlight Nagara. This became dubbed as the "Ōgaki Dash" (大垣ダッシュ). Some passengers were known to choose particular seats aboard the Moonlight Nagara in order to position themselves as close as possible to the stairs upon arriving at the station. JR Central, in response to passengers performing the Ōgaki Dash, later put up signs warning passengers not to run.
* Previously used sign that says "In station area: Speed limit 10 km/h"
* Currently used sign that says "Dangerous! Please do not run!"

## Yōrō Railway
### Layout

The Yōrō Railway station has a single bay platform serving two tracks. The station is staffed.
| 1 | ■ Yōrō Line | for Yōrō and Kuwana |
| 2 | ■ Yōrō Line | for Ibi |

### Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| Yōrō Line |||||
| Nishi-Ōgaki | Nishi-Ōgaki | - | Muro | Muro |

### History

The Yōrō Railway station opened on 31 July 1913.

### Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the Yōrō Railway station was used by an average of 7687 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Ōgaki City Hall
* Ōgaki Castle